Calking tool



2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR Edward (fl/1113071 4.

ATTORNEY E. J. MURPHY March 1, 1932.

CALKING TOOL Filed Feb. 11, 1950 E.. J. MURPHY March 1, 1932.

CALKI'NG TOOL Filed Feb. 11, 1930 I 2 SheetsSheet 2 Fig.5.

iNVENTOR Edward cffl/zzmfig.

ATTORNEY any Patented Mar. 1, 1932 nnwannfan vms ivwnm .oF: FBAMINGHAM, MAssAonusnrns-i 1 en 1131.net noon Application filed. ram-aw 1 ;;1930; se a1sm tten;

i Wily-invention relates to .tools for tam-ping the calking hemp andlead into* the j oints V of pipes, v r The aprior practice -has been to place the male'en'dof a pipe se ctioninto'the 5 female end of-, another,- stufi hemp or other packing material into "the-space between the fiangeofthefemale-end-and thead'jacent;

- {Figure 21s adetail lhorizontalgsectionon wall o'fthemaleend, and 'thenvpour molten lead into thejoint to seal-the same. After 3% the lead has}been poured 'it-is tamped to make a tight-joint. lnntamping the" packing" and lead it has; heretofore been the practicefto use adiat tool= and first tampf the packing a djacent' the inner pipe sect-ion andthen tamp it adjacent the outer flange, or vice versa.

This is a slow'and tedious joband frequently results in an imperfect packed joint OW- ing to slippage of the lead in tamping the' same. 7 My present inventionhas for its object to provide a tool which will, at the same time, tamp the packing adjacent the inner and outer Walls of the joint, making one'opera ;tion do the work of the two operations heretofore required 7 Further, it is an object to provide a calk'ing tool of such form as to enable its striking end to be located sufficiently far from the pipe so that it can be struck by a hammer or 9 mallet without the hammer or mallet coming 7 into contact with the adjacent pipe, thus.

avoiding danger of displacing the pipe sections or getting them out of alignment. Generally the invention comprises a call:- ing tool having abifurcated end, one furcation being adapted to'impact the calking material adjacent the outer rim while the other furcation is adapted to impact the call:- ing substance adjacent the inner" pipe sec tion.

Further,the invention has for its object to provide a tool of the character stated in which the furcations are self-adjustableto pipes of various sizes.

Other objects will in part be obvious and in part be pointed out hereinafter.

To the attainment of the aforesaid objects and ends, the invention still further resides in the novel details of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts, all of which detailed description, then be {particularly pointedout in the-appended claims, reference being had. to the accompanying drawings,in whichz I Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the invention in use; l

the line 2-2;of liigurell, 1 Q j lsectiion on the Figure 3 isa detail vertica line 33=of Figur .Figure is a'side'elevationof the tool;

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*ifFigure 5 i'sa front elevation of the tool,

i 'FlgUI'GTG' is" a rear elevation of the tool.- e Elgure 7' is a lower ,end View of the tool.

In the drawings, inwhich like numerals of reference iindicatelike parts inallofthefig tires, 1 represents the; female-{end of a P sec tlon, and-2-representsthe male enfd 'of an other sectiomitthe nformer having the, bowl 3 jdrical body 8 connecting: with thehan'dl'ebya connectionfiythe iparts 6, 7 and 8 being integrally' formed, The cylindrical portion'f'8 is slotted at: 9.:to receive the cylindrical portion 15 of the hinged leg 13 of the tool.

' integral Witlrthe body 8is the fixed calk ingalie'g lmthelatter having a -bev elled end 11 whilentheale'g li-B liefs bevelled-end 14,. the bevels 1;1;-and:1;4 being oppositely "directed. i I Furthermore the -leg 13-is notlocated inv a- V.

plane. parallel with the leg 10 but at a slight angle. thereto asindicatedin Figure 2 ofthe I drawings so that the leg,13;may.li e against the ,pipe. section ,2" and the. 1eg. '1 0j may lie against the fiangeofutheabowl 31;"(When so positioned the bevels ll lanfdz lt w'ill provide for the sharp edges lof the legs to lie adja cent the" respective pipe; sect ons, see Fig ureB. V Thebodyfi iswprovided with a stop lug 1'2 toco'operate with the shoulder, 21 of the in on e 'direction. "The legv 13 continuously tends to assume a iiosition with-the shoulder 21.,against the stop 12 because of the provisionuof; an abutment 16 o'n'the cylindrical leg"13-to limit'the 'aivo'tal motion of'the leg.

eye portion of the hinged leg 13, which abutment is engaged by a push pin or plunger 22 held in a recess 23 in the connecting part 7 of the tool, in which recess is also located a push spring 24 17 is a hinge pin which passes through the hinged apertures 18 of the elements 8 and 15 and has its head 19 countersunk within the element 8, a cotter pin 20 holding the hinge pin 17 in place.

In using my invention the calking'tool is positioned as indicated in Figure 1 with the leg 13 pressing against the pipe section 2 and the leg 10 pressing against the flange of the bowl 8. The legs are held against the respective pipe sections by virtue of the-spring plunger 22 pressing the lug 16. Having positioned the tool as shown in Figure 1, the calking operation is accomplished by tapping the end of the handle and at the same time working the tool around the pi 3e 1, thus at one and the same time impacting the calking material or sealing material both adjacent the pipe section 2 and the flange of the bowl 3 of the pipe section 1.

From the foregoingv description," taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought the complete construction, operation and advantages of my invention will be clear to those skilled in the art to which it relates.

What I claim is: a 1. A calking .tool comprising a body having a rigid impacting handle and a furcated impacting. end, one of the furcations being yieldably to force said hinged leg in said one direction.

5. A calking tool comprising a body having a hinged port-ion, an impacting leg rigidly extending therefrom in one direction and a handle extending therefrom in the opposite direction, a second impacting leg having a hinge portion, means hingedly securing said hinge portions together, stop means limiting the movement of the hinged leg in one direction, and spring ineans acting yieldably to force said hinged leg in said one direction,

said' legs having oppositely directed end' bevels.

6. A calking tool comprising a body having a hinged portion, an impacting leg rigidly extending therefrom in one direction and a handle extending therefrom in the opposite directioma second impacting leg having a hinge portion, means hingedly securing said hinge portions together, stop means limiting the mo-vementof the hinged leg in one direction, and spring means acting yieldably to force said hinged leg in said one direction, said spring means comprising a springpressed plunger carried by said body and a lug carried by the hinged portion of said hinged leg to cooperate with said plunger. 1

EDWARD, JAMES MURPHY.

rigid with the handle and the other being 7 hingedly connected thereto.

2. A calking tool comprising a body having a rigid impacting handle and a furcated impacting end, one of the furcations being rigid with the handle and the other being hingedly connected thereto, and yielding means for holding said furcations in a separated position. 1

'3. A calking tool comprising a body having a hinged portion, an impacting leg rigid- 1y extending therefrom in one direction and a rigid impacting handle extending there from in the opposite direction, a second impacting leg having a hinge portion, means hingedly securing said hinge portions to gether, stop means limiting the movement of the hinged leg in one direction, and spring 5 means acting yieldably to force said hinged leg in said one direction.

4:- A calking tool comprising a rigid body having a hinged portion, an impacting leg rigidly extending therefrom in one direction, and an off-set handle extending therefrom in the opposite direction, a second impacting leg having a hinge portion, means hingedly securing said hinge portions together, stop means limiting the movement of the hinged leg in one direction, and spring means acting 

